gentle tlame - Of butnibit, tains of au ealsimsieif i illumines your i path,l i wanderiog,. liestranding (Irak valley in every , lift the enchanted,mountair Will - steed alight tolguie you there. , u p ° Volt know where to k for the fountain 1 of all light and truth. 'ou know _that there 1 is a book whi..-.lr einnta,i 'the earliest and mo s t accurate balmy, :te üblim poet, est , i the profeundestreatiouing - , he most burninprelo luence, the purest , morality--:whose wisdom ' Rofound and pure,runttlike R stream ii rough 14i illeratarre, so that &the' thoeglkta copied from and suggested b.i the Book of Books . ireretaken but of Itlti on, Shak, espeare and other eminent writers,' there Would. be an empty - ekeietott insital •of the firing fire 'and strength which_ here unmortalized tlusru :-- ill — this you ` kn ow. . is' I' . urge you toatudy It; to ponder it, to.`inf. se into .tier very he -3141 • ' ' ' ' i -If you nre young nil wish entertaining 4 'sidties, therein the :tor, of 'Paradise of -kd ''sm and Eve, of .01e'FI , od and the Ark, of Z - the 'tower of -Babe, of Abraham offering Isaac, Of Esau selling - his birthright, of the - 11 °1 ,iii' Joseph. ?the birth of Slose, the 'llagtesitt Egypt; the crOesin, of the Red " is,the piilar of-cloud rd the pillar , of fire, `die tnistra,,jhe brazed rpent,. the return of "the spies bringieg the :rapes of Eseh 1 tir-e -siege uf.lerrico, Elijah nil the - ens, ilisha -` and the boys at t i ; ~ the wars with the ' Phnittine ,ue" e wondr •ushistory s of SaMpson , tathrilling career .of David the Shepherd ' boywho hems king,o Solomon and the woni . = 'dirful temple, of 'Mil's! adorn, his way. of le enling which cf two b 1 hnauts was tho moth of the Child, and then Daniel, and the I..ion'e den, Rutls the gleaner and Queen Estber,atid :si Atones - fad other stori.s with which The old Ten'annent abounds. And then the New 1 'Teitietuent, it seems '. bare he o n ma d e on "fiarpoels for the young Its life of ads% it's simple Jarguage, Its p 'varies, ils.teachiugs.stf „gentleness', and loye, 1 a beautiful imaFes, its aneet ;at , winning iritatiLus, its accounts oflesue itself.* i auilia pure, lovely and tl loving, cha acter, the teeds 4i,lue by the Apos tles, their voyages a d travels, -their 'ship= Irreeks, fa.ping atc,on ranters, tieing I st:lined :and nersec ted and p .r. In prison, ar.d then their iette , especial] thoe of J.;hn uddres ' sed to littl L eh:Limit,' nd ,hii hook of Rerela lion wind rg up I th 1 giorilus I3ook. of Ole 134 1 • Lord with a ul:lst it rest mg AI: a attractive picture of the holy e , ty, tbc Lew, :leriusalem ,`•ishoee,gtt s 2 r2rOf rl and whose str e ts art. of fine gel , Ishei) ha no rig 't, and needs not sut,.o moor! or 5 1 Can the a he a riH ' , treasure bett•e of steri . young 1 Aldpit-..act the G §t` 11;..4114. in 'a Louie. jjaßela; i may 5,- , llti Yet•ii:ore•prgeicu 01..1 iu Ileartt. 6. b pro ri^ to hpprop .'vents !;••I', a may co aiid Tour groertb. In t it - YoU a4ractiv - e rzersn:u o 1 elf preeepi• and.; eral clear.gt di(reetina• to &O!—Atiii while its jot that." mv.cf.;iktz:2 ea::s bane the :orte'ittioz Fkar.,Goe: Amyl nd keel fin El7l _ , I pie Sel The rep t'cf thy; . forms us tthe cm lenaployed wring_ the :eient tz;gi eiadeqtra .marts, az. JO the j American citizeps in ,The' th., e ' -"-- Sivad eit, .• of ; te-liag. 'Meer, .11. i: t4ted .tif.l e attain_ f -aneke,Ali _ 'goers of , • and. t,ti scer-11.esultit - • •`"'' - .- ' i. t . The . l-return of Wril , ter'4 meia from Central I nfericklLoonside it an act of humani,ty:l and the Sec s retsry a• de if another. expedition rie ; . - . . makes a‘landing„-it will be . becausel• it, .has -- • • eluded- the ;tile of the squadron. ---, • :The forge - in the. acifia, undef the corn . ' 'mend of the flag ocar, Wm.' Merrine, con ': !listed of the frigate' It.deptoderice, thisictops es- '• ewer St.; Mary ' s; '°ha- Adams- - Decafur; and . the irar steam rllfassachusetta. .„ ..' rue I.lr ail Mediterranean ; squadrons „ qu etly, and effectively, to perform the d site, quire,' of -thir, 'respect - , - iiely f without any _act of direct int erference. Sit, • vess ell-Lace been nsafully - em ployed• on •-' iho l cosill of Africa. 1 • 5 ' • - Thi stearti frigat San Jacinto,. Heny t'.11;11, and thkaiOops of #i ntonth, -- Commende. Foote, an t ,' Want • . mende r William S' itb, +Are constitun __ :-. - Elia India squadro ~. under flag of.rcer -.f • . Arnisttong. Tbe 8 ties of 'the sqoadrou ti ` been - a:du:l4a, sudt ,i 5 officers and minim tae . • ed to it distil:Tu .. .. ell theasselyes on ii; memo ,- table -oncesiOn. • 1 '--.- t - • -.. Oh the 1 - sth a ove w ber, 1636, its one"ofl • -. _ kli,e hosts of the Sq adron was passing up the - rirer : ttil Ounton, wth the Auserien flag fully - I displayed, it . Wig' Villa times firell upon by' ' ,z•the Barrier-fortai- nittsrgerina the lives of all - i _, 'on board. The ou t riowe ,WaS promptly ressteu •, • and‘stkress ed ly' to l capture and 'Jest:li:Ann 'of the forts and - airy , -their, midis, tad ,tba • .'grcund. The fort., four in numbei t , command • . . -- • wiethe aspreistelt o Cs.,tht.tin, sante tinlQl4 ilie erns:gest .tiefeitsei of the Einpire;'nictunt - ;ing.. - • 376 guni - . • The . 1 1 erupt , and - . deeltiye course - :perused Ly iiony more Arinstrong. his offi cers and marl, has! •ausF.42 the fllg of iha-.Unit, ed States to IA r rested by tint t. l 'ttineSe,tion tributed largely i" + the s.,:turilyof ()lir -oilkit-CIS , in - China. nutl. ‘l4 ntr,- . .the troubles, which col, . „,..Ikiwrid;n-,s pzol}ol.: sy-beein-, the means of saving • "-Oany . livesalizi 1. tfcla properly. ' .. -•:. 1- ' • The iatißcatio,Ul - itife treaty. vita Siam. mid I, - the ti;it of irs..e Uthe - --ICings of • ililftt to die] ... . United S-ates sl;i . ..Portanaouth, aleailuded . to. _ • Thelatten --- tisan f'cdngr t MS i 5 called to the .I tint ifineamer do". d hi. the - .l!kle, Mr. Roliert 1 .14',.'Sterer14;-ani- parChailA, at-TfOoken:l it-1 1 iiiiiicomuiend4,t -OoMpletitiltirvessel.•' • - - Tile estinettfa fez - the - .N2.7port of . the navy. • and-marine Cm' . P.s - litia . d . 63i , ail :•c\ther:,,objects ,ender: - the . . \ control of the Iti.firy - Pfinartrnent, ' tor the fiscal year endisto. June 3 1 . i, 16 - ; - ;7i are t‘ . Fel.. the:support . 1 than ;'rand - • ~ ~. , man . tle corps., , ...... .:. i59.7:4£1.515 , 01 • • tar gilecilll-01 t 4. seti `-: .......c. - ...ii66;763 ~ 22, i s .. .. aNaking...., ..... - .:.' - ... 414,616;206 22 i •T _ - , • , -Thestggrevite - tivitates for lite Osettl yearl tip ding ' Jjapc-1 '8 1 . were $14,86p512,r, le- •:-. r ink $Bl 0f85.1e ' , "than. tb . e present estimate 4.1 'I .-N, lUrsAifferince is - iiirificiptillv by the . .awed .eating $250, for th ee:mat:rent for the' 4ao , . fiv-e.-nieriadoops; 5 0,000 more' hin last yea r - 1 : - -.1 4 iitildhig - the -. I tif . fiti;'iiis d. by - estimating for pre r - isiosis and pa j • for onikhousind addition -'• al men . autitorized•by il4o actor - X:101'5 185"' - The.expendtturett for the Behr eillin: Tune ,- . - • le,' 1867, for all putiYAelt Iri;der the qp i nittat, of:tile Departmeh i:,:viere $32,682;660 81 15t 1 - ' Which U. 343,69611 liitig. Ali a* -- ittl cilje.cts I -. the littirnirte- :4penses. of ''' r tik - 'lBriv• and l "A" i ” " . 'rrif'•'''' Pnt Period I ° 9l 'o 0. 14 .1 . _ 289 , - 4 -. 0. 1 6- 65-,'• ' . '.: -1 - ._ - 5 . 7 - 1:. - - `:' 'I . - - Report I distitt i i UNIf •-.-* • antv ' - - awl ra w . hi le- . l it ,if_ oude . man. p -qr r 1 . ttlatM,-:. -''' , tthatrit brother... Theis iL p il gr i ma k e, .B McCOLLU. AI, s ate reacted u rdu GERItaSON. sr br mole. attractive otr.d. 'fu. the cett4l ca,r.l-yla copy I t..t.9.ket anOched with . :•ar euthrin4lu a - cis crei loitr , t/wn - book. 'wh4e autitoi: 1. - 1 et" learn, (o . oovr, to . St;; aadasgimitate eto azt. to yotiticu-Iturcr .12e sweetest most i -I:funaility-t`he ihoaer , pie of Charity - 7 the the exercise of:self ccin io;• al preacher" s rernia,ls ia'a wearitieas. of 'the Ton immediately tot, whale matter —, ..o.7.lMar.dmen.ts."- 1 .Consider tho-end : a:et:ay:s'pr the 'Nary. euretary of the Navy in al force w134:11 has been past year bas been . au - Ili:- o-se‘':uriCy to -our, cam .ersons and prOperty of all parts of tbe world. on,'under. thecosnthaitd, am Paulding; :Las :con -e4 Wabashlap:i 01, Fro • ar Saratoga and Cane, 'Sucquebanna •an(l mmatlder Ports-- Com; kd the 1 .1,:01717.4CE, Thrvstlrty, December 1867. • N.OtiC43oi• - Ao p a per. sent to `a ilistafwe unlesiipaid for strictly in advance. Natice gill 41: , giien when te term of expirforken tie paper will lie discontinued, unleska remittance be reeeieed. ----4-- - I ;. .Democratic Meeting. - The Democrats of Susquehanna County will meet in . Masi Convention at the-Court .flouse, in 'Montrose, on Monday evening Jan. IS, 1 358., • NI choose delegates to. the , next Democratic; Sate Convention. • A full attend 'mace is -desired. • • Win: K. HATCH, Chairman Afiintrpse, - Dee. 3O 1851. • Itiagazitios for .11S 3S. W.ovrotild to those, wishing to subscribe. veitlitr of tiro folloWing named Va gazinee, tha,tswe have arrangements with the Publish ens- by. Whic . ll we can furnish tEi'm (in con nection with the.Dernocrat,) at tbMiccsl club rafts. Fot cash in advance we send - oodev's Ltd 080 s ok and Democrat for 0,50 1 , Peterson's,Magazine " " " 2,75 Home Magazine " " 2,75 tgrAlrti publish in atibthei colimman edi torial:from:the Dundee Reccird of the 24th inst.,•givingap account" of a very extraur z • difiary operation which was performed by Dr. DistecK,,fottn erlY of this place.' It is the, only case of the kind that has ever come under our notiCe, and so far as , we can judge, must have requir‘ed an unusual clegiee,cf confidence,. both the part of the operator and subject, as well as is thorough' inowledge of the hu man system. • • 1, The y . oupg ladti, is still living, _but wheth er she El:0111 . EO rvive or not, the extraohlinary skill oT the dperAtion iy in no scisidithinis,hea. , s grWe j 'ipublish Mr. Jessup's address this week by ? re l cilest. It appeared last week in the Rcilubge.an, and it. was doubtless intended that we sbould. insert it the same week, but the copy did- riot find its - way' to this 'office -until too late - for insertion. -The same Ras thesesse with Mr. Bentley's address which we ,puLlithed some time ago. We wish it to be di,tinet4,,:tvatle.rstocal irk fan ra [Kase 'Who wish In, to insert their speeches, die., diust futnish us coy! before'otir . columns are Idled, or they will be-thrown Under the table, as we. cannot crowd our pafer . fell of. old • • matter, The practice of sending but o ne coppoian article to IRA) . papers thotild be entrely • continued, for if it be not .Wortli cupyi i nct cannot certainly be worth publitlind. have been considerably bored with alien rations in tines past, and art beartiiy-tir it, anctintentl,ter-put a veto neon the cad nation of the practice. Write Out Are c 1 .o . fyiinr'dociittients upon one side or i ly o f piper, and cur compositor will. thank for it. - - We ebarge -no "a* with blarn %lifer neglect in this instance, but we s of -it iiciv that ail may understand- hoji avoid ayejection in future. To t h e r u ht te . .. rant. The Demotney arew"-tinit in ,swilp. rt With this number closes my- conne‘ tibn 1 of Ore I'Oje9 of admittiLl Kiaikeri f viio It r 1 with the ii 071 btu. %Democrat. T have I ns- l_witliryt.elesery,sa ..ths,neopla.trf LVet'Territio-' 1 tuned me interest in the serne'to 14,.6 ' nit- • shall decide at tbOallot-box. the only I : , son, ripen whom-the_sole management vo the • question about Which democrat, in, pr out i of pis - per will hereafter &verve. ..,Ilis abili Yto I dmgress, ditTer, is this : - ~'Shall W Leer:isnt) , l a interest and prc,At its patrons -canno t esi, ton Convention be recognized! ,To this ere doubted. I rust that be Will be liberally Jidministration responds affirmatively, or;. _sustained in his itTorts to . promote correct these reasons. That-Convention . was held . in principles—those'. principles to -'which the Pitrsuttn,ce.of an act of the Territorial Le i s- Democratic party is now, as it has .alirrays latuie, which 1,03 y 'Congresi..has repeate4ly been, devott; . 4 aril true: - With. "a happy recognized as valid. In obedience. to the ct- New Year' to the Hama of the Democrat genie law of,,jhe Territory it 'fairly. refeded and the fraternity of • " quill-drivers," I tale the quesfion of slavery to the people for thin by leave of Je u rnalisrn—itainrplexitica an d decision. The - proceedings are therefore '.e its pleas'uris.- .1.13. McCOLLUNL/ gal and should be upheld. This policy. atilt - - - bring, Kansas into the Union during the pies 1- To the Public. . j In assuming the re.sponsibility of Editor and ',Publisher of 'the Dem'oarat, deem- i tltinne cessair to speak at length, at :Xis time; ofthe • - course I shall pursue, as the merits of a - pa, per,aa' d . the e.orreetnes of the doctrine , ad recited, are.t'ue reil.test, and by them ei to be judged. In relation to poliics. support stich measures s as I believe best 6alc.uiitcl toadyance the interests of our whole country; believing that DO particular teCtron; sect,-interest'or parsuit,•Las any claims upon our gorernMent Or people for special favors, and that each .and allr are entbAed to; and bltc;l3l.l be, allowed ;to enjoy their common rights free . from hindranee.'' .ißut the Demo crat till not be devitted exclusiVely to politics, • as my det,-,n be to publish a paper that will be interptu•-g to the general'reader; welame guest in the family chile. •• . I Alan indulge in no.personal controversiesosar per mit olhera to 4o - .so thiough the columns of I.llie -paper, as - such ,things are produtitise of no, possible-good. From the old and future IPatrons -of the ProroCra!, and the .Publie ken 'orally. I respicifully solicit a share of patron . agi; my brethren of the Press, eZtinid thelland of friendship, hoping that our , - 4 1 ga may be mutually pleaSaitt, and to all I -wish a very "happy ,New Year." . A. J. GERgILSO.N. gar Nye notice in the N. Y. .Tribune of: the 28th, several eplumti'rrom the "special" R . ristts scribbler in relation to 'affairs in that _Territory.:The ,',licirtler IZufflati outrags at r f Fort SCO':!... ate ittlorth at, length, in accord-. 1, mice •witli what' ild deetrri "my ditti,"• in. a style that would • Coritinse . persons, not ptltel,, iliat the .".Slare :rower" was .ebMinitting fri i ghtfui Outragee' to an extent Deter before known;: But the utterialsitY (as usual) .'of his statements, is sho n by a ,letter from Chief hstico Willie - -n Pennsylvanian— whose statements play be received wi'di , tar raore.eredit than those of the fired Scribblers of . the Tril ark, wilo hare Moen showntO be ligroin' uniaerrius iat3ti6ei. 'lteacl y lc 1 1 7:,'s lettir: It ..sh9yrs... that "Beeeher's , Bibles!: in: the baud's or Topeka Couvkationianatiel..iit the instigation ; of tbe•inisCrestut Lane, are reipon 'bible for •the diifipuiti l and 'Mg v Cc - thtliniltigg the entrwly .._ • - When Seaator Douglasessaulted the Ills seersi Ltliethreirthousand New England par- sons a'patbemiltized him, and . no epithet in onr language eras koo'serere, or vulgar for the abolition press to applf to him. Ile was „braided as a narrow-mended , demagogue whose treason to law ty *ought to render him ferever! int:lmons. lie beaded ,not the pas sionate and insensate hew! of Lis enemies and the toys to self-government, but with a sub lime courage marched te Tletory s and won tho admiration o .e a large, majority of his eciuntrr men. ED IT (X.IIR Three years have elapsed since the repeal,, afitt-the rri Who hunted and denounced the I " little' , giant, ow * damn him with Mamie q ,ti,,lakstr.4 Irraise , H .For "Ste EI ARNOLD 'llouglas,", we bare "Lim:gins the p rotund statesman," . for " the low dernagogne , ' tool of the South," 'We hive " the' bold. a. ,eham . tion of popular sovereignty,'.' ir ,this sudden change iu the Oppositiou estima. of their old enemy I Has Douglas deserted to the party of the "pathfinder;" or' has that -pitiable tragmeut of humanity become Casein- , ateid with the demoeratic doctrine of popular, sovereigity I ' We do not .believe either - of ef these isunpottitions well founded. Sena:, :tor Douglas repudiates the -Lecompto', Convention, hut Claim 4 to : be as Vitoted t the 541(-gaverkineut principle, as heAttefor The'difference between him and the adOsinis .trition ii very slight; the one maintainin that the:beSt - intresta of Kansas and th country require that the Lecompten move :thent alniuld be sustained, and the other be tiering its condemnation expedient and net . cessary. Both loOk to one resullthe - ad. , Mission of .Kansas with such 'a governmen, as her people desist'? The policy of the MI liiiiiiistralion would achieve this itioonett the plait' of Mr. Douglas, and for this Tease we.suppOrt the former. - While-the Opposi tion praise Douglas for his present attitude! they are bitterly hostile to the principles , 11 advocates. It is the prospect of a divisiet in our ranks that pleases them; and the hatter Dongtas in-the hope of making him a , instrument' for the of our party. 1 1 • , • /Olt is w a well known fact that. publishers This is the secret of their laudations of hii i Who send out their papers on credit, annual they have' so often burnt in effigy ;this th , 1 , y. , - i lose 0 large slim by ,o doing, as many will occasion of theicrejoicings, To charge the I receive and read-a paper from year to year with a friendly regard for the policy-of - an, without . paying for it; and to collect the: " enabling act 1 is .to • accuse them of the , : arrearages dye on such accounts is needssari grossest ineousistency. ' Scarcely one Y e ' ;ly aitended with much; expense and aetual ago„they united in repudiation of such pot •-•., .I„,,,—rtrisvoiatrits, many country publish -11. TIT y MITI %I ram we reter to , their reje - ' ! era,are adopting the system of pre payment, tion of the `‘ Toomb's bill." They caun t I thus sechriniptem.elres againit,such heavy support Douglas' .sehe.me now, without d - I -losses. , , . _. . . re:ctly condemning their favoriie policy ,' We hare decided to adopt the plan,.to take 106. Are they prepared 2to do this? ' A e. elect-after the - first of January, 1858. ,1441- they willing to record their rotes against t e las we have given no previous notice to tliht Tirpeltn' &winiile,. and_consequently agni . i t ' effect, it. would not be proper to enforce ii the revolutionary career of their einini,-aritii,, hnineavery . with all our subscribers. We Lace, & Co. It is, quite plain that if they c :1 4,ha11, therefore,. for the present continue- to alea-ce with Douglas with at, view to weak ' I send the Dzstocaar to such as have shown the Adre i nistration, they abandon their Phi - i I I theinselves to be paying subscribers; while itcleiphia phttrm, and acknowledge the w*- who hake . ~ those tv,to aTe suffered accounts to run l iti . n.: I I door of'l. ' he rkular sosereignq "ctri" ftr from rear-t, year, caneot in justice ask us to' (.., P' es 'i Ile settlement of the'shavery question. Thiy • h !era - aie poierless now, and only throughthe 4.:4- continue to furnish ,Less,with our paper any loager without remuneration. ' ).°u t fectiou .of men in whom the Democracy ha e ' - , _____,... .........,_______ L 'A Or t confided, can they hose to revive the dang, • jar Hoe. Wm. H. Witte -in a;spettch de I I sus agitation which the eleetion of -Mr. -_}`livered in _Philadelphia, refers to the fact to l'clianau.so effectually quieted. We,apprehe d I that eighteen of our thirty-one States did not I dug their present jubilatiuus are.witlitrat wr' su r t a t Ir--ft,.21,.,..„01‘,0tuti0.13 lc, the rioter ‘ete . . ~.. pe of,l m a .__ r - i• ent session of- congress antrend a eontrovtirsy ...---s„ 113at•has,been prolific of evil. It will localize the strife and place Kansas on an equi ity with the States, giving her people also ute control cf all their institutions. Its Oppoite —the plan of Senator Douglas—indefin'.ely postpones a settlement of tbe‘quarrel,in K n lii ,s•ks and :encourages a re , enamnient of he scebes which have disgraced the nation' Lid per lied its best interests. , -Without coodernd ing-Inv----olia- ni_ve a tt......ntinois Senator, l .we thiuk the effect of - tlia'course be is puis trig r. :mist be evil. It not only injuriously a recta Kansas, but it breathes into the defunct car . case of sectionalii-n i , new life, and ar s I With dangerous weapons. ..,, NV hen Senator . GREEN of Missouri had, on eluded - his response to Douglas' criticis iy .the Message, tl latter in - attemptieg to al ry' its effect, admitted !fiat he 7 did not cm aid el.; it a fatal of jection to4ae Lecompton on- W becomes of the Proviso P I stitution ! that. it was t i ot.sidimitted as a w ole I, The Ned York Times—the .mast- influen t, to' the popular vote ;, neither did- be re and i tin} of the 1 Republican Tournals"—bas the 1 an "enabling act" as ncqcszary to rende the / I folloWing hi reference to the future of parties. 1 acts .of the Couyentiou legal- TLe 0i je o Where `) will . Wi l mot go now to recit e liii stale c tions to the Lecompton programme cone ed I twn ' about the " policy of the fatheiril" fo r be I withsuit-- merit and we enquire ilpon I The gr 'inaes'of "the: Republicaas -Lave what grounds theSenktctfrom Illinois itisi4- i practically •cr toted 'aeldecSii ofCon fis his position •of antag nisur to -his Parts - , ; gressifil - ioh M lrel - eee s . Tertiterieg, and aod to his Springfield' sr _ of-lune half 1— A , have adopted the principk•Yof popular sore , resysty. FO'hylint does • he contend I If he does! not ; • 1 cOri;idef the 'neglect ect . the Convention to re- ' 1 fer-its whole work to the people for r,atifica -1 • tion or rejection fatil to-its validity.,-Cwbf f does Lie,diciare himself the t opponen‘•Othe l l' 1 Conifitution,.without reference to _the ' milt ~ of tb e eleetibri of the 21st inst.? llis s ch 1 against the constitution Las 'b exteu.'vely i circulated. Its str ongand 1 • "nts h be 1 1..., . on y• l'oaseirentli odic% iced to be cif noo wl not osculate the admissions as an- an o for., the`., raisehmvous tendencies of the "alai effort I - While the__ intent of Mr. DO lai nOtsufficiently manifest:to wariant,a fit s J ton of its •charicter, we take ptide-ia th Co viction th.4.i. no man, however able and ell Nen'. hc-ay : be. cab . lead , the - DetOoora ) y , 'an •slatid . oniakukOf their cherished wed t in honored 'principles: Despite the thand ra tri F., lhe ii littleightni " titid".ther'shrittirs of e s , tiltticiii'hest r - the national party will aOhi to 5 1 4' f,TiNlct rout ,, of—g ”,,,,irs,,,,,,entil, • • 'Oidiesita-Wesii0111111114411: "'-`" For sotae ' time previous to tht;' - t:iieetiiig of the Constitatioual • Conientionlin Oregon, the Kansas ofgso attempted to get up quite an . l excitemeht njwq, tile ,qtiestion of slavery it that Territch.y. It wall well:knowu that the settlers *ere. Mostly . Democrats, and it was charged thlt most of the paper's were " deci ~edly in favor of making it a slavdt State." 'But . the COnventiog met and framed a Con stitution and submitted—some reports state, the whole as well as separate claims, and other reports that -they submitted. separate 'clauses' only =to the people for ratification or rejection. 113 tit °tit Shiieking triendi are. taken by surt Lptise at leaching that,the vote is almost unani- I hunts in - fait/of:of alfree State, - also against the atintrissioh of ner,roes either slaves or free. This doctrine conflicts with the idea that ne 'grime arc citizens, of the United States, and it remains to • be•tieen how they will act upon the sp'pliciti(3ll for admission as a State. They refuse the admission of a free State, or the sills notion that aegroes are :citizens, cc of New York city - iity,have elprelsed Buchanan'a Iglas, rgi - Tho With commondable thei! übyilifie( . l approv Kati7as poiier,Laud tbeir'bon r to the disorganizing schetties' of Forniy, .ALCo.. New York is the repro five city of the Union, and the prompt , fearless action 'of her Deniticracy in . this:An, stance is worthy and certain 'of iniitation i nrheiemer tistionni, patriotic sentinneitile not !outlaWed. Let the Union men of the- cotin try rally itrouriambe. President of their choiCe and aid hint in iiis'Afftrrt - to — quiet-sagitation and give permanence to oar institutions under \he bent:lkea influence of popular sove reignty. Calhoun made war on the adminis-, nation ofJadrsoiv, but the patriotic firmness of " Old Ilickcr?Nuailed not before the at• tacks of the great logician. The-theorizing ,diserenizer coiih.l mit resist the practical 1 sense and indomitable will of the statesman and pstriet. Thin reminiscence is suggestive. Let Mr. Douglas Profit: by it. ;iaiiicatiat or rejection. We clip the follow int, list from the Mauch Chunk Democrat. 4 . _ STATES WllOir. CONST/IKTIONS ITI;NE NOT Stli• SOTTED FOR RAM:IC.I+I9N TO THE I'EOPL .Maine, New -Ilaropshire, Yertnont, Max. ts chusetts, Couneetient, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, North Carolina, South Cal ohne, Geo rgi aba re a, Mi ssi pPi,. Kentucky, ,Ilissonri, Arkansas , and lowa. STATES ISLICSIE CONSTITUTIONS WERE StintITTED OSTIFICATIO'S TO THE PEOPLE. Rhode Jr. hind, Maryland-, Virginia; Florida, Louisiana, Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin,Texas,and California. Ohio, although in the latter list, did not, we lieliere, submit her first constitution to a I popular vete, but did so in HiM.. Some of the other's have ; submitted amendments, and ..1 in some cases new constitutions to the people for approval, but this• in no wise affects the way in which they wero suirmitted into the Union. • jpr At:meting of the Democracy' is Called by the Chairman of the County Committee for the iturpose of choo;ing delegates to the next Democratic State Convention. The time fur the hohlingiOf the- State Convention Is not vet fixed ; tlie,Chairman of the Central Cont .• *tieer.liccx.aLsvv i being :empowered by etsoltttion e.all it when he.9finksii roan - appropriate for the State ant party intereits. It will piobiably be con ! tec*dearly in the Spring. 'We-,hope that _ I the County.tneeting will be Well it tided. = 1 It Will be a ft. occasion to renew oil? .expres ,.._ Mon of confidence in our•ab r .o Chief Magie• trate;,, tairGen: Wm. - Walker'. stas ,errested at Punta Areiias on the 7thinvit., - by douimodore 'Paulding. ,Walker 'is to• be .banded over, to the - Federal Courts to be dealt withtac cording to law. .Tboki wider his command and itested witli him - have been sent to Nel -1 folk. The General left New York - Tuesday ,or Washingtpn, in charge- of Marshall Ryn y ders,end aAx. r pmptinied - by Lis,coneiel, T. F. to 1 Meagher andsThos.-Campbell,l4qrs. in - aie . : 16 - .QuEitste--The Trainte scribbler intimates i- that ilbe. Legislature - of, KOMIISE, ahho' Free n-1 State men, are of the 't tiatitl'elasic" sad are i- unclej the inlpression:" timt_hotio . t. limitalhem to to ce.tainliK,islation." - This imobittif txtesPS that They are nten,..not blaxithirsty abolition% ofists, and that . they look .to .constitational h- limi t s, 'partially , in their . acts.: Ife l yns eea • to re d , I 1 deeply , I • control over , them ! NA nsas advicin to, the inst. (the day follurring the election) report the Voistitutiori ;with the slavery , chitin adopted. ;Nothing -defitaitil WiiittYo' l lll Irriwyri'estothe The nOtoriosii: gone to'fort &Ott with the-krowed fete min ation to ! destroy chat ''plice;,exterron at s e tle pro•slavery settlers on ,the,Plawneeresetia. gum and carry the war which he is trying hard to inaligurate, into Missouri. Gen., Denver had assumed the Gloymionilsipof-the Territory, and issued an address exerting the citizens to appeal to the ballotAoil for mg set leletnent of the difficulties WhickuncorUpaiis them. ' '.• sc,, .t\. misnames. Electiori. ‘,...1: The completion of the official eanvis's - of the late.eleotion in Minnisota shoirs the en tire'Democratio ticket triumphant. The Leg islature on the . 19th inst., elected the Hon. Ifeery-W. Rice and the Hon. James-Shield. U. S. Senators. These gentlimen are tried and true Democrats.- - Gen. ,Shilis formerly. represented Illinois "in the U. S. Senate; le. served With distieetion in the Mexican war Though born in a foreign country, cell him in-devotion to the institut larid of his adoption. prThe te!egraph informs us that 'the neg lecti of-the Kattgas Legislature at is extra ses sion, to provide for . a vote upon the Topeka titution,. (riches the wraiti hie LANE m.ellites. These incendi a ries it seems ' with the privtl eof voting .... . ln instruna t _; they . 011 7 nal& scheme "of:pail )intoiive gfiv.evo id Alia:Sena- are not down the L. stinately flink to . slotted partitaaai . 7 a lution. They ebstild bear tor. Douglas it 1130/$ battik, than .the. Lecomptoa:. movement, ne44. not Jotpect him to join them in al . of the former. .ilarA large 'and enthusiastic meeting of the Demkracy Atari held in Jayn's liall•Phil adelphia, on the evening of the 28th inst., and presided over by ei.Chief J widen, Le wis;'',Sen ator Bright of Indiana, lion. S. A. Smith of Tennessee, Hon. Wm. B. Witte ef Phil adelphia, and others addiested the tneetig..l Resolutions endorsing the President's Kansas' policy and expressing unabated ,confidence in his ahility and patriotism were unanimous --, • :/tir The grand jury of Warren Qounty lately made the following presentment sigaiiist that portion of the present Schot:il•Law which creates the office of County Superintendent : " We would present that pOition of the late School Law providing 1011, the appoint ment of County Superintendents m involvidg . a wasteful expenditure of 'the School Fund and as having failed to give tHe Schools of our county that thorough sirperVision intended'by tLe Legislature 'pits enactriterit, Grand Jury would ealeestly. recommend. its repeal. , . • Fom' Allftestsington. _ . 0 4i - siliseros, Dec. 26, 1837 ; Letters to ,;: dai,irere received at the Siftte Department , :frosK-chief Justie4 Williams of Kansas Territoix liming a detailed account of disturbances tehfeh hive taidn'place in the Yleinity Of, Fort Scott. He says}: • Authenticinformation verified by (be oaths of most creditable witnesses has been brought to day to Goverbor Stanton that a 'body of , men, fully armed and equipped with etharpe's rifles and revolvert, to, the-.llumber of one, huudied, halt i. t peared in tt t ,,,-,;,..:-:,.....4. Fort Seim, ladder, the adiicirinandVf (hie 'Mont gomery,. who was' a member I f the Topeka Convention. - The'c'bmpauy `oll a portion of it proceeded to the houses of Messrs.-Weston Gouriky an&Sortibetela and violently seized 1 :hem Itnd took, them away, since ,ibich time nothinglias been heard of them. A report is -abroad that • they 'murdered' them. This, however, I think lacks- - 41ithenticity. Com plaint iedue "ferin of taw having been made of these acts before a Justice of the Peace, the proper process WO psi into the kends of 1 the Mirahal - TO arrest the offenders. tie pio ceeded to their rendezvous in Southwood's Ihouse, found it fortified and as he approached it fifty men.armed with Sharpe's rifles and 1 revolvets came forth from the house in mil itary,Ordet,comaranded by Montgomery, andl demanded of him an account of his business; , there. Having informed them that he was the! Marshal, and that he hid come to arrest then ! or some of them, by virtue of legal process; their reply wag that they had received a clis•:, patch froth James H.-Lane that the Legislai i ture now in session bad rep/sled all thelaws of this Territory, and that they were their own Jaw makers and executors ; therefore they would not, permit, any arrests to be made!, and that he might leave.. Finding their de. terrioation to resist him, and knOwing that he alone could not withstand the Parse.op) posed' to him,. -he left them and. returned to Fort Scott. .' , , • • i Thus stnds the affair, as far as beard from. -_Now,these - men openly profess to be organ izdtin-rent to Fort Scott and vicinity by General Line ' Aetney'op l ety and. boldly swear they 'will burn Fort Scott, the citizentof that place are viituall-y besieged and obliged to be on duty day and night, while ! in the country areund, the people bylamilies are fly ing from their hoine.s, leaving their property exposed to the depredations Of these lawleis I men. • • The abo v e- are substantially facts, as they are well aut h enticate d , Yodrs trely, - I." WILL IAMS, VChief Justice of Itansns Territory. 1 WASItINGTON, Dec. 24, 1857., ' i . A requisition was made on the Irease 'y o-tlity fur i s33l),ooo for, the pay . of Aetnb ft, of Congress from the 4th of March lasr,und r he joint Scautions recentjy passed, Of this mount o ver $120,000 has already been rt. urml in gokl,. • . • In addition . to the Piwnee delegation of ndians, &delegation of the - Pouches from ebraska 'has arrived here, both on business ith, the Government. . - . 4 !e President has issued a proclamation .:tting Part the 13th of Febrhary for taking the sen s e o e voters , of the Distriet. of Ob i ornbiaoul ane code of bteri. Contraeta for en ring the _plates of .tbe Treasury notes, have ' made, ,ti e r ol:4 and the ls.t er Will bh issued in abimt o weekS - . Thinr .enoutinltions will be one hundt• ~ five Into rel and l one thousand dollars '. ' .• .The Prrideni, - in reply_to • resOlitio . , b e -..nate, transmitted to that body Yesiet , e he correspondence which, took'phtee'lleavl;? a. • ear ago,. ilk reference to tha boutbardmen of reytowri. _Count; Sartigoe;it appeari;askrel "ndemnitY-fOr actael COaiwiAristgained by. she rettCh - subject% who, twaapacantd 4 1 4. sis oss cally ins iblo to relmiforttutir -gmds tom. • bong ration rinsed by . ~th, moimielnla .f•the co .etelltle; of the 1 1 • 8 :' 40 °Pretivat. 0' Ane. Gav,_.,Mavey, in ';ePIY, • ideta.*lfile• hat tba resi dent- has net Lb*.wlt,,ablet Jci $ll4 ;or,. I princirtes of 'vi•ght,-etevenorelui- taw liiistatned, it * ii patch eipounds to hint the' interim; w. t Sartiges ar,lcnowledges, its receiPt, sfie will not fail to send Dior. Marcy* citation to the Fron'cl(rGoye, rnuiet pee to the letter is eitibratijal In Me', • nti. Although tht.resol title() call tg &rotation, included tiny cgire,spolid7 gilitat Britain, none iraf-transulit iießenille. • Affhe di, ti al I Coo oiad sa .4 or ED. 1c ap seN 40 1 for the ', erica W e tantirtrros, Dec. 22, 837. overorrient is 'officially advised of the n New ~cork of two Wails of fire arms from Her Britanic Majesty's Gov iw returi- for the arms sent thither last. • ", The arrival • prose erumen' Augustl president to day nominated ,to the n Ball: ex-member of Congress: from" " Chief justice of Nebraska, together ilellire. r Reed, Wright, Murphy, Angel ere long_ago appointed amt heretofore teed,' for foinigtimissione... • • The Senate with )( and tat amour Vela Cenirifst, WASHINGTON, Diet. 19, 1857. - rittenden of Kenttic,ky . stilmnitted:res - Is that in Considirntion of the'financial 'on df the country and the eintierrass• the Treasury ~the rates or duty es :d by the, tlyiff of NATO' last, ought to increaW ; and also in favor of Itution of a system of borne vahni.• Imported goals. 'The vesolutions lay °lotion' conditi meats tablisW be ma a subs , tion over. tione ex; Itions of the Senate resumed the consideration .01 • siry . note bill. bill was.aMeidetl the...ope is the stelt until the tat of 1a1ar7,1859 . oldhltirig-iteteS of-a - less deaominOtion ne hundied Ateliers, and it then Passed against IS, as follow' t---Messrs.: Bayard; beejamin, Butler, lirown,'Clay,Ceittendeo,lJoug ,•ans, • Vitae, Fitztatrich,' FoOt . , Green, Vaunter, Iverson, Johnson of Arkansas, 1 Kennedy, Mallory, Hason„Pearee,P,elk, :ebastiati, Seward, Stuart, Thompson JeStey, Wilson and Wright. • s—Me.ara. Bell; hicalerick, Chandler, Collamer, Davis,Hizon, Doolittle t pur: eseenden, Hamlin, Harlale, Johnson of King, Pugh, Simmons; TreinbUll clops And p than by 31 Big.% Topeka, '' -they Reid, of Ne ' I b • rk I kee, Tenn and % ,At ho s• ade. 61 the ate adjoarned. • : se maimed tlinsoomid pf Mr. Bennet resolatioa providing i• appointment of a, ial Committee e into-couaideratiou a apers on the t of it railroad to the "Pactfiii. - • • Bark.dale of Miss. made an unsucceis tion Co table . the resolution; the vote .1 tn: ' eral incidental questions *_were deter s by yea and nay votes: . Florence of Pa. said that. the House ridenee that a? 'good came of sitting on • aj. He'then made an ineffectual Eno . adjourn. • bubject was passed over,snd the-House ntoCOm mittee on the Treasury Note bill. .!Glancy l loubs.of Penneyhlinia explain 'provisions of the bill, u!lkigh. he 4'41 Similar to thor heretofore passcd under beinocritic and Whig Administra .. He would endeavor to get a rote up toidaY; - • had Satu tion Th went 1 ed ti were beith tions en it SCNATIL, Dec. 21: Wright e of..Nevr - Jersey; iutioduced a continue the improvernetnt of the • har t Nev;ark, New Jersey, which was Le: ;to the csanmittee.ofcorntneroe.. of,Norgarolina,.-submitted a resolution tihieh 7 oas adopted by a vote i _yeas to 12 Flys, proiiding We4 that wheis wo Houses a 'adjourn on nesday, ll be to meet again on the 4th -.of-Jano. . Wilson of Itfasi".; intro:T*4d s bill L.n -f the FreePublie‘Schoolsiii l ttieDistriet - • . Bigler of .Penny addressed the Senate eating the President's policy in the .rtion of the• Message. ousE.—Tbe' ILIUM resumed the tonijkl en . of the Treasury Note bill. ,r _ . :6 - or C )1 vi i sus'. SZSAIA' Dec: 22 r. Wilson introduced a bill to secure to, I settlers- the alternate sections.of sec of the public lands, . reserved 'in the ts to the States for -railroad Pu'rpoAes. r. Johnson or Tenn., introduced a bill to t, every head .of A family, who is . a citizen e United States, - a . homestead „of one . red acres of land, on Condition of its oc. ncy and cultivation. % • 1 .motion of Mr. Slidell, a resolution was ted requesting tire. President-to commu te a record of the precoedings of the sever i Naval Courts of Inquiry. )n motion of Mr.'Seward a resolution was 'pled directing the Joint Committee on sting to inquire and report whether any provision of law areittecessary' to 'secure faithful petformance of the existing Con• is, which provide for accurate reports' of , debaies in the two Houses. he Senate resumed the et,tisidetation of the ident's annual' message. ' Dose.—The House went into committee On !the Senate Treasury Note bill. • t h C n S o al t,vi lth . f were- V i r n g o i t uj ,i a n a t r l g le u ej r) a t t u o r e s h o o f w b t a b n a 4 t w rci:euß.rtrshemanncrrnytegi' no es. The bill,in effect,propctsela loan. In re• i l pr to'llfr.. Grow, he said that the position ofithat ,to'itlevtian srae an apt-illustration of' 'th old adage that "an apostate Christian is cmiTluiptkonesg."ta• ura: acyte.ts [ L aughte r.] g...e n t leman that_single remnant of his past: Democrat areer. [Laughter.l - • , r. Glancy 'Jones having, replied to the ions objections urged against the bill, wed the necessity' of its passage,in copse nee of 'commercial ifevulsions. The mode lia•ed was the he.t and. lesst exceptions,. form of a tean ; the Treasury wanl.ed ZIO: . , 1 at the cheapest, possible rates ; it was c } i , proposed to issu e these' notes as eurieqey„ had been charged, but Otiwhich to-layiow' gold and silver to meet the ' pieseut exi . : eta. • • 1 ..-4 ' dis he various amendineri)a. were then ' - ssed.,' : ' . . Mr. Banks's.proposltion, to raise an amount -, • . . IFL Gaow.--Do .you not consider my views eiceedirtg twenty millions : a:10;3 ISO° of ock redeemable: in one y!ar y .was, rejected a vote of 78 against 103. , - 4 . : . The Committee. then rose. 0, :.....,... ~ . ~ ,The Senate bill Was passed, 'thouiarnend• etit,—.yeas, 11,8 ; nays, 86; , .., The House Aen, by . ft vote of 97 against [ Famed the : SOste- Joint , resolution . that len both Houses adjourn to morrow, it. be the-4thofJenuary. Adjourned. -, ' . . • ado pie, era I • SeNAT; Deo. 23. The., various branobes'oC.the kresiitoot`it .age,.srerearipropr. s *tely:tatevred• . Sireuxousigave notice-of bie inteutton intr a Boma yaidoie t i JAI . . stus addnissect- the- Senate "oil Abe bjeet o( liens Atijourlied until ‘. - llonsus.—Mr. Wiese . riltilege, and offered the to ad evolution "-Whereas, Itippears from- theiq, 'on of Brigham - Young, ice Gore i - liTtiiingireitie - Prefideiree Sfeteste i lhat etiodTisttitory .: , l*.nnie in open rehtiliotiageinot tt , 'Oov'eilinent of . Abe United States; there , . . ;., iteeolierk ;'That the Committee on Terri -rti4jes he inetrtfeted to conetdei and rei!ort on the filets, an inquire into Op - propriety of eludine - fwiti a next .on the floor of. the iliurrie tint delegate item. diet Territory." '-q.)l;;Keiiiinidierd - to 'table the resolution. - m otion nerstived by. 72 %ain't 118. The 'resolution was then, reed to. The palmmide, was. adopted 107 against 77. 'Mr.Puulkner, from 'the Select Committee, made a report in,re,gard to the aceommoda- • tion of the new hall, settings apart .a portion of the gallery for-reporters and foreign win isters, and curtailing the claSses of the privi I- eged ?ha - teeters to be admitted to the floor, ate. The report was adopted. On motion of Mr. Iltink4,ato mach of the ' President's, Message- as refers to Utah: was referred tti,the• Committee on Territories,. Mr. Petit announced the • death • of Mr. Breatoti;ead Mr. Narlack the death of Mr> " Lockhart, both Representatives from Indiana,; pronouncing eulogies on their eharaefera. Adjourned: to of Jan U•ary. . • Report ot.the tißeeretury o/-War. We learn , from the y . eport ut the Ilerirgtary ofWar, that the army- ctrtt;hti of—aineteen vigtinentpolivided into ten of i6fantry (Ins of artillery, twits' . of4ragoonai tvrolof etivitry gtx.l one of ectonated riflemen. -The wboteattrengt*,.: its posted, irst 'alarm and actittai strength on the 14 of July Considering the vast-extent, pith* gostotry the „ Secretary recominends an increase of five addi tional regiments: CantOnnreiske of_ tatialry. are deemed advisable• to be.estabhilted along, therfrontier. On the subject or the' Mormon .troabhrthe report states that. great care has bee* faker.. in preparing . for the. match. to .Utah, that. nothiog, should seein, - ta exciolapprohaablora of any . ration" mato Par‘ of.the-mtki'io.the least - conflicting with theifixed principlea'cf • our institutions; by whiCit-' , thivNtiiilitary is stiictly s suliordinate th the. vivil authority.-- The vimmenditig officer Was otrittallyinvtruo ted not to allow any 6niftict'ttfttike dirge be 'tween ilietroeps and the people, P OF therTerri- . tory, except Only in case he shmihl-be call ed upon by the Governor for soldiers try act as a poste rornitalus in enfpreing .obedience• to the laws. , in 'conformity with this - 'semis ment, and to assure the people of the real in tention of the -movement, an active, discreet officer; was Sent . % • advance of tile ariny to Utah, fon.'tho ions for ii,•and of assuting the people,of the Territory ,of the petteetul intentions of the -Government; This duty'was faithfully per „formed.; the cheif men of the fraternity were ” assured that no violence was intended toward• them or any one, and that nothing further from . the intention of the Govetinnent or the army than tolnolest ani one for relic ions opinions, howeYer•fibbotrent they might be to to the principles of christiin morality. • The evils growing out of the present con- I dition of the stair, brevet rank and promotioii by seniority are ,expcsed, and the Secbetarv i • urges to provide by la s for'the construatiun of the regiments of.herse, artillery and ban try, as to approach titian as far as our circum stances require to, the. practice, of mis all nati long eiperienced in war, and so as to admit _ their cutitraction for peace and the'ri -- re-et pension in W*ll..without altering this basis. j• -To place the staff,in -3roper relatiOn to :he rest•of the, army, the law should culleat all the officers during that branch of duty into one rcorps, to be assigned by authority of the Pe sident to such dunes:is entilt relay seem to be , best fitted for, securing to 'kelt - the rank relative posi i tion he - now holdV. , To avoid,-for the future, the difficulties at tending. brevet rank, the- best, plan is to ,cre ate permanently; the general offices now es eicised under'l)r_esikrl4.makingrealer-2enerals and, brigadier-eenerats as - -thv sure of the army _requires. The report of the General-i9Chieris taken up and the plan of regimentalldepots„for re cruiting approved. The tone Of:lberia and file needs elevation, atiAthelpiactitie: . Of em ploying the soldiers as ilitlinterijl; - considered extremely sdegradint to'ibeipYide"rthe dies. He also reconieneiThdirthet . 7.Promotion to commission shouldtdil,f;atailL..certainly be attainable by :meritorious •Mitt2in the ranks: The 'Secretary considers' the route from El Paso to the Colorado the most feas yle for the Pacific Pailroati. A. national foundry is struney - recominend: ed as one of the 'Most valuable I .oesus of de velopi4 `the mineral wealth and . resonrces of the country. The arms fabricated in the na tionid Arniories are said to tie of the most, su perior q . uality. Refeeng.to the - national'defenses, the Sec retary of Wisr says that New York may be norsiderectis . impregtiable- from any attack from the sea, when . the fortifications .now' in procesti shall I.l9finhbed.. The fortifications will be better - ,1 - tne guns heavi,er, and more nu merous than these of Sebastopol. The; secretary:%approyes the srtem of forti fications as the \ cheapest defenses of commer l ciel points,. with the heavy gnni cif the prey ant. time. - Intprovernents in fire-arms and breach load ing arms in connection with recent experi tnents4tre alluded, to. The report7conclutle.s with a review of the diflimilties attending the Quartermaster's ne partment on,snaiintinttho motintainit, des , ertt, and extent . O - rjitur-NYectern regions—and that heavy expenditnies whiet must raise ,'result. e, 4th of lontiotY. tas - qvition of , wiog pamble °chap*. Lur et Repel the Poitmaister Genernl. Postmaster General Brown gives tita, towing itatittiiis of his j Etettsrtment si -B,l46PAist-offir•es were estall'lislied in the, twenty Years ftoin 1896 to 1;60, the number established'in ten. .years fiem 1.547 t 0.1857, was 11;444'-bein g s . An incre a se or 3,208 i. just one balf - Tof th e former peri4 During the last fitenl year, 1,725 offmes ba'ribeea es• tat:dished, and 764 discontinued, being a nor increa-o of 1,021. . • The riumiliei ,of Vostmas- • ters alip4inted,during the ye,r, was 8,689 ; of Which 4,797, *ere t:t. 1W vacancik;s - occasioned by .resignations. The total, number, of Putt i',:iffie:es in ih'e United States at, this time is, 27,148, of whit:lo64 are of the class denum iusted Presidential, the incumbents being sub jet t( to appointment - 14 the Pirigetit apt!'Sew- . ay.; • - . • On Abe 30th June last, 1,889' mail routes ,were in operation, with an aggregate length of 242,801 miles of which 22,530 miles were by rai1r0nd,15,245 by nteainboatit, 46,339 by coach. The total annual , ~11 r anipOttation nails wis-74,906,067 utiles costing $8.6.2.2,-• -020,:of whielt there by railroad. 24,267„- 944 , ,n,i1e5, at 2,559,847, about ,cents and 5 mint it Mile: Steamboat,4,4lB,l At $991.99 11 , about_22 (mitts a mile. Coaolt, 10,090.930 miles at„1,410,820,.ab0ut cont and4-tuills a mile. 'lnferior grades, 27,020,- 071 miles,,at $1,650,375; about '0 eon& a k - • - . The expehdiat u res including paymettts to j letterentriers and fori::sign postage; was $11.606,957 93. The gr revenue to; .1857, amounted in, $7,353,051 76. The,...•isairitate 4 l l expenditnre for thectoming'lnar 247, and receipt" 0,799.188. ..The Baglioth money order artt - tiritteriltaded to; the AMOUR( itilknrillitttd 4 13 ' tiVit. cprkty _ _ .
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